ObsoletedLegacy stream

RFC 1081: Post Office Protocol: Version 3

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 1225.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 1939Post Office Protocol - Version 3

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This memo suggests a simple method for workstations to dynamically access mail from a mailbox server. This RFC specifies a proposed protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

Document record

Document ID
RFC1081
Published
November 1988
Authors
M.T. Rose
Status
UNKNOWN
Stream
Legacy
Area
Pages
16
Also known as
Obsoleted by:
RFC 1225

Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 5 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 1081 (1988)
  2. RFC 1225 (1991)
  3. RFC 1460 (1993)
  4. RFC 1725 (1994)
  5. RFC 1939 (1996)

Read the full history of Post Office Protocol - Version 3

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